what is the size of the mexican army?

Answer 1

The Mexican military forces are formed by two distinct components, instead of the usual three found in most countries. The largest, best funded is the Army, which includes the Air Force as a subordinate entity. The second is the Navy. The two components do not come under a single unified commander at any level below the President. That is to say, there is no Minister of Defense as the term is usually understood. Instead, a Minister who is a serving officer—a four-star general in the case of the Army and an Admiral in the case of the Navy—heads each of the component parts. Each minister serves in a dual capacity: as a full cabinet member reporting to the President, and as the operational commander of his force. (The Presidential Guard is a separate entity.) The ministers are handpicked by the President, and may or may not serve in that position for the entire sexenio (period of office) of the incumbent president.10 In the halcyon days of the PRI as ruling party, the selection of ministers was generally a pro-forma exercise, with strict attention being paid to seniority. In the past two sexenios, however, both Presidents Ernesto Zedillo (1994–2000) and Vicente Fox (2000 to the present) strayed from the norm and reached down into more junior levels to select what some have described as “more progressive” officers to lead the forces during times of change and, of course, support the President’s agenda. It is certainly true that since 1995 the military as a whole has come under much more intense public scrutiny, both domestically and internationally, and the challenges to the leadership to permit greater openness, better fiscal accountability to the public, and more productivity in pursuing new missions will no doubt persist. The current ministers, General Vega García and Admiral Peyrot, are considered by most observers to be progressive and academic in nature and background, although they have not strayed far from the monolithic image usually associated with the Mexican military. The public does not get much insight into whatever internal debates

and dialogue may be occurring within the institution, and both services continue to be responsive instead of proactive in terms of public relations. The armed forces indeed have developed public access websites, but the content of these essentially is limited to basic information. Returning briefly to the matter of the subordination of the Air Force to the Army, it must be pointed out that although there is a defacto Air Force commander, he and his staff are embedded in the Army headquarters, and an Air Force officer never has risen to the most trusted senior positions within the hierarchy. This subordination has allowed the Army to use the term “National Defense” (SEDENA) for its organizational structure, and General Vega García and his predecessors have held the title of Minister of Defense (much to the annoyance of the Navy).




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Answer 2

Military Mexico Top of Page
Military branches:
Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript service obligation - 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 24,488,008
females age 18-49: 26,128,046 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 19,058,337
females age 18-49: 21,966,796 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 1,063,233
females age 18-49: 1,043,816 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$6.07 billion (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.8% (2005 est.)

Answer 3

It's about the size of the grande meal at taco bell.

Answer 4

The one on this side of the border or the one in Mexico?

Answer 5

Not too dam big cuz they are all over here.....Unfortunately, wish they would leave

Answer 6

Pablo and Jorge.. they share a gun

Answer 7

well, if you blow up one base, u kill millions.